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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have revised their earnings projection for the first quarter upwards, as its flagship Galaxy S7 phone has won over the buying public and is proverbially going gangbusters in sales. Samsung said in a press release that it expected …
First attempt: Reddit launches its first official smartphone apps, despite it being 2016 already
Social new forum Reddit, Inc. has launched its first official smartphone apps. The official Reddit app for iOS and Android is the first time, despite the site being founded in 2005 and the current year being 2016, the highly popular site has …
Oops: FBI confesses it can’t hack later iPhone models
In a surprise turn of events the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that the method it used to gain access to the iPhone 5c belonging to one of the San Bernadino terrorists won’t work on later iPhone models. The revelation …
Report: Google, Verizon interested in bidding for Yahoo
As expected Verizon Communications, Inc. is set to make a bid to acquire Yahoo, Inc. next week, but in an unexpected turn of events they may be joined by Google, Inc., according to a report Thursday. Bloomberg claims that Verizon will also …
Craig Steven Wright may out himself as Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto in coming weeks
An Australian man previously identified as possibly being Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto is believed to be close to officially outing himself. According to a report from The Financial Times Craig Steven Wright is preparing to officially make the announcement and that he …
New Brave browser will pay users Bitcoin to view advertising
Would you like to be paid Bitcoin to view advertising while browsing the web? If the answer is either yes or you’ve never thought about it before but it sounds like a great idea, you’re going to like the Brave browser (Brave Software, …
Google is pitching its polling service at journos, politicians … also, Google has a polling division
Rasmussen, Gallop, Nielsen. If those names are not familiar, they’re among the top political polling organizations in the United States and Google is wanting to add itself to the list. According to politics site The Hill, the Alphabet, Inc.-owned search giant is pitching …
Yahoo tells potential buyers that its revenue is in free-fall
Financial projections given to potential buyers of Yahoo, Inc. show that the company is in serious free-fall, according to a report Wednesday. A copy of what is known as the “sales book” was seen by Kara Swisher at Re/Code and is said …
If they only had a heart: Nest might compensate bricked Revolv smart device owners … maybe
It may have been the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz who wanted a heart, but perhaps some of the folks at smart home device maker Nest Labs, Inc. may have magically discovered one as well with news that the company …
Mimecast launches new email security cloud service as research shows whaling is on the rise
Cloud-based email management firm Mimecast Ltd has announced the general availability of Impersonation Protect, a new service billed as the first cloud product that directly combats spear-phishing email attacks where company officers are impersonated, also known by names including CEO Fraud, Business …